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Immunology at a Glance

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Beschreibung

Immunology at a Glance provides a user-friendly overview of the body's defence mechanisms. Ideal from day one of a medical, biomedical or life science course, the text begins with a basic overview of both adaptive and innate immunity, before progressing to applied immunological concepts, which look at...

Beschreibung

Immunology at a Glance provides a user-friendly overview of the body's defence mechanisms. Ideal from day one of a medical, biomedical or life science course, the text begins with a basic overview of both adaptive and innate immunity, before progressing to applied immunological concepts, which look at what happens when things go wrong, and how, in clinical medicine, each body system can be affected by immunity.
Each double-page spread corresponds to a typical lecture and diagrammatically summarises core concepts in immunology, through accessible schematic diagrams on left-hand pages, with key points concisely summarised on the right-hand page. There are also self-assessment essay questions so you can test your knowledge.
New for this 10th edition:
* Thoroughly updated and reorganised chapters offer greater clarity and easier understanding for those new to the subject
* New chapters on cytokine receptors and 'Immunology in the Laboratory'
* A completely re-written section on autoimmunity
Immunology at a Glance is the ideal companion for anyone about to start a new course in immunology and will appeal to medical and biomedical science students. Perfect for exam preparation, it provides the concepts and frameworks you need to succeed in your exam.

Rezension

"This book provides a user-friendly overview of thebody's defence mechanisms. Ideal for a medical,biomedical or life science course, the text contains a basicoverview of both adaptive and innate immunity, appliedimmunological concepts, and how each body system can be affected byimmunity." ( European Journal of Immunology , 1December 2012)

Produktdetails

Einband

Taschenbuch
Erscheinungsdatum

02.11.2012
Verlag John Wiley & Sons Inc
Seitenzahl

128

Produktdetails

Einband

Taschenbuch
Erscheinungsdatum

02.11.2012
Verlag John Wiley & Sons Inc
Seitenzahl

128
Maße (L/B/H)

28/21,6/0,7 cm
Gewicht

324 g
Auflage

10. Auflage
Sprache

Englisch
ISBN

978-0-470-67303-4
Herstelleradresse

Libri GmbH
Europaallee 1
36244 Bad Hersfeld
DE

Email: gpsr@libri.de

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  • Preface 6

    Acknowledgements 6

    Note on the tenth edition 6

    How to use this book 7

    Further reading 7

    List of abbreviations 8

    Immunity

    1 The scope of immunology 10

    2 Innate and adaptive immune mechanisms 12

    3 Recognition and receptors: the keys to immunity 14

    4 Cells involved in immunity: the haemopoietic system 16

    Innate immunity

    5 Receptors of the innate immune system 18

    6 Complement 20

    7 Acute inflammation 22

    8 Phagocytic cells and the reticuloendothelial system 24

    9 Phagocytosis 26

    Adaptive immunity

    (i) The molecular basis

    10 Evolution of recognition molecules: the immunoglobulin superfamily 28

    11 The major histocompatibility complex 30

    12 The T-cell receptor 32

    13 Antibody diversification and synthesis 34

    14 Antibody structure and function 36

    (ii) The cellular basis

    15 Lymphocytes 38

    16 Primary lymphoid organs and lymphopoiesis 40

    17 Secondary lymphoid organs and lymphocyte traffic 42

    (iii) The adaptive immune response

    18 Antigen processing and presentation 44

    19 The antibody response 46

    20 Antigen - antibody interaction and immune complexes 48

    21 Cell-mediated immune responses 50

    (iv) Regulation

    22 Tolerance 52

    23 Cell communication and cytokines 54

    24 The cytokine network 56

    25 Immunity, hormones and the brain 58

    Potentially useful immunity

    26 Antimicrobial immunity: a general scheme 60

    27 Immunity to viruses 62

    28 HIV and AIDS 64

    29 Immunity to bacteria 66

    30 Immunity to fungi and ectoparasites 68

    31 Immunity to protozoa 70

    32 Immunity to worms 72

    Undesirable effects of immunity

    33 Immunodeficiency 74

    34 Harmful immunity: a general scheme 76

    35 Allergy and anaphylaxis 78

    36 Immune complexes, complement and disease 80

    37 Chronic and cell-mediated inflammation 82

    38 Autoimmune disease 84

    Altered immunity

    39 Transplant rejection 86

    40 Immunosuppression 88

    41 Immunostimulation and vaccination 90

    Immunity in health and disease

    42 Cancer immunology 92

    43 Immunity and clinical medicine 94

    44 Investigating immunity 96

    45 Immunology in the laboratory 98

    46 Out of the past: evolution of immune mechanisms 100

    47 Into the future: immunology in the age of genomics 102

    Self-assessment

    Self-assessment questions 105

    Answers 107

    Appendices

    Appendix I Comparative sizes and molecular weights 109

    Appendix II Landmarks in the history of immunology and some unsolved problems 111

    Appendix III CD classification 113

    Index 115